diff --git a/lnbits/extensions/lnurlp/crud.py b/lnbits/extensions/lnurlp/crud.py
index d02ae80eb..d5963b958 100644
--- a/lnbits/extensions/lnurlp/crud.py
+++ b/lnbits/extensions/lnurlp/crud.py
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 from typing import List, Optional, Union
 
-from lnbits.db import SQLITE
+from lnbits.helpers import urlsafe_short_hash
 
 from . import db
 from .models import CreatePayLinkData, PayLink
 
 
 async def create_pay_link(data: CreatePayLinkData, wallet_id: str) -> PayLink:
+    link_id = urlsafe_short_hash()[:6]
 
-    returning = "" if db.type == SQLITE else "RETURNING ID"
-    method = db.execute if db.type == SQLITE else db.fetchone
-
-    result = await (method)(
+    result = await db.execute(
         f"""
         INSERT INTO lnurlp.pay_links (
+            id,
             wallet,
             description,
             min,
@@ -29,10 +28,10 @@ async def create_pay_link(data: CreatePayLinkData, wallet_id: str) -> PayLink:
             currency,
             fiat_base_multiplier
         )
-        VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, 0, 0, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
-        {returning}
+        VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, 0, 0, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
         """,
         (
+            link_id,
             wallet_id,
             data.description,
             data.min,
@@ -47,17 +46,13 @@ async def create_pay_link(data: CreatePayLinkData, wallet_id: str) -> PayLink:
             data.fiat_base_multiplier,
         ),
     )
-    if db.type == SQLITE:
-        link_id = result._result_proxy.lastrowid
-    else:
-        link_id = result[0]
 
     link = await get_pay_link(link_id)
     assert link, "Newly created link couldn't be retrieved"
     return link
 
 
-async def get_pay_link(link_id: int) -> Optional[PayLink]:
+async def get_pay_link(link_id: str) -> Optional[PayLink]:
     row = await db.fetchone("SELECT * FROM lnurlp.pay_links WHERE id = ?", (link_id,))
     return PayLink.from_row(row) if row else None
 
diff --git a/lnbits/extensions/lnurlp/migrations.py b/lnbits/extensions/lnurlp/migrations.py
index c4edd3aa3..1ec85eb0c 100644
--- a/lnbits/extensions/lnurlp/migrations.py
+++ b/lnbits/extensions/lnurlp/migrations.py
@@ -68,3 +68,81 @@ async def m005_webhook_headers_and_body(db):
     """
     await db.execute("ALTER TABLE lnurlp.pay_links ADD COLUMN webhook_headers TEXT;")
     await db.execute("ALTER TABLE lnurlp.pay_links ADD COLUMN webhook_body TEXT;")
+
+
+async def m006_redux(db):
+    """
+    Migrate ID column type to string for UUIDs and migrate existing data
+    """
+    # we can simply change the column type for postgres
+    if db.type != "SQLITE":
+        await db.execute("ALTER TABLE lnurlp.pay_links ALTER COLUMN id TYPE TEXT;")
+    else:
+        # but we have to do this for sqlite
+        await db.execute("ALTER TABLE lnurlp.pay_links RENAME TO pay_links_old")
+        await db.execute(
+            f"""
+            CREATE TABLE lnurlp.pay_links (
+                id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+                wallet TEXT NOT NULL,
+                description TEXT NOT NULL,
+                min {db.big_int} NOT NULL,
+                max {db.big_int},
+                currency TEXT,
+                fiat_base_multiplier INTEGER DEFAULT 1,
+                served_meta INTEGER NOT NULL,
+                served_pr INTEGER NOT NULL,
+                webhook_url TEXT,
+                success_text TEXT,
+                success_url TEXT,
+                comment_chars INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+                webhook_headers TEXT,
+                webhook_body TEXT
+                );
+            """
+        )
+
+        for row in [
+            list(row) for row in await db.fetchall("SELECT * FROM lnurlp.pay_links_old")
+        ]:
+            await db.execute(
+                """
+                INSERT INTO lnurlp.pay_links (
+                    id,
+                    wallet,
+                    description,
+                    min,
+                    served_meta,
+                    served_pr,
+                    webhook_url,
+                    success_text,
+                    success_url,
+                    currency,
+                    comment_chars,
+                    max,
+                    fiat_base_multiplier,
+                    webhook_headers,
+                    webhook_body
+                )
+                VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+                """,
+                (
+                    row[0],
+                    row[1],
+                    row[2],
+                    row[3],
+                    row[4],
+                    row[5],
+                    row[6],
+                    row[7],
+                    row[8],
+                    row[9],
+                    row[10],
+                    row[11],
+                    row[12],
+                    row[13],
+                    row[14],
+                ),
+            )
+
+        await db.execute("DROP TABLE lnurlp.pay_links_old")
diff --git a/lnbits/extensions/lnurlp/models.py b/lnbits/extensions/lnurlp/models.py
index 2cb4d0ab0..42ea29267 100644
--- a/lnbits/extensions/lnurlp/models.py
+++ b/lnbits/extensions/lnurlp/models.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class CreatePayLinkData(BaseModel):
 
 
 class PayLink(BaseModel):
-    id: int
+    id: str
     wallet: str
     description: str
     min: float
diff --git a/lnbits/extensions/withdraw/crud.py b/lnbits/extensions/withdraw/crud.py
index 68603f0a5..83dd0593d 100644
--- a/lnbits/extensions/withdraw/crud.py
+++ b/lnbits/extensions/withdraw/crud.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from .models import CreateWithdrawData, HashCheck, WithdrawLink
 async def create_withdraw_link(
     data: CreateWithdrawData, wallet_id: str
 ) -> WithdrawLink:
-    link_id = urlsafe_short_hash()
+    link_id = urlsafe_short_hash()[:6]
     available_links = ",".join([str(i) for i in range(data.uses)])
     await db.execute(
         """